"Oh, the ignorance of us upon whom Providence did not sufficiently smile to permit us to be born in New England."

-- Horace Porter

#Ignorance Quotes #England Quotes #Permit Quotes

“Even as I stand here and admit that we have made mistakes I still believe that as the people of America sit in judgment on each party, they will recognize that our mistakes were mistakes of the heart. They'll recognize that.”
“I just think that the qualities of leadership are unknown even to the leader until he's tested and given a challenge.”
“No matter how bad you think you have it, there's always - always somebody who's got it way, way worse.”
“There must be a mirror to show the soul to itself before the soul can begin to gather its courage.”
“You can spend your whole life trying to be popular, but at the end of the day, the size of the crowd at your funeral will be largely dictated by the weather.”
“I never really get to go to school because I am always on tour or with my father. There is a tutor most of the time, but usually I am working so I never get to do the lessons. The worst thing about maths is all the kids are ahead of me because they go to school.”
“History may be divided into three movements: what moves rapidly, what moves slowly and what appears not to move at all.”
“Being down 3-1 [in the Finals] was the worst feeling I've ever experienced in my life. I didn't want to talk to my teammates, I didn't want to talk to my wife, I didn't want to talk to my kids. And to come back from that is a lesson that you can come back from anything.”

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